Patents Examined by Kevin S. Wood
  • Patent number: 7746444
    Abstract: Provided is an array substrate, an LCD device having the same, and a manufacturing method thereof using IPP. The method includes forming a gate line and a gate electrode on a substrate using a first mold, forming a gate insulating layer over the substrate and the gate line, forming a first plane layer on first portions of the gate insulating layer, forming a semiconductor layer on second portions of the gate insulating layer using a second mold, forming a second plane layer over the first plane layer, forming a data line on the second plane layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer using a third mold, forming a passivation layer having a contact hole using a fourth mold, and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer using a fifth mold, the pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode via the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Wuk Kim, Sang Yeup Lee
  • Patent number: 7738068
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device minimizing touch inferiority and a press inferiority defects is provided. The device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, gap spacers between the first and second substrates for maintaining a cell gap, and pressure spacers between the first and second substrates configured to contact the first and second substrates when pressure is applied to the first or second substrate, wherein a spatial density of the gap spacers or a spatial density of the pressure spacers varies at different positions across the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: LG. Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Rim Lee
  • Patent number: 7734134
    Abstract: An image fiber includes an image fiber body having a twisted portion which is formed by heating, softening, and twisting a portion of the image fiber body. The rate of twist in the twisted portion is made to be constant. Moreover, the rate of twist may preferably be set in a range from 3.6°/mm to 3600°/mm. In addition, the rate of twist at the beginning portion of the twisted portion and the rate of twist at the end portion of the twisted portion may preferably be set in a range from 3.6°/mm to 360°/mm. The twisted portion may be provided with a protective element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakatate, Keiji Kaneda, Takashi Tsumanuma
  • Patent number: 7733451
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display, a method for manufacturing the same, and an apparatus for manufacturing the same are provided. A method includes forming a field-generating electrode on a panel, and forming an inorganic alignment layer on the substrate by using atmospheric pressure plasma. The process using the atmospheric pressure plasma to form the inorganic alignment layer is more simplified by omitting the etch steps of the short point area and the pad areas. Also, alignment layers may be formed on the mother glass with various shapes by using one apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Joon Rho, Duck-Jong Suh, Yong-Kuk Yun, Baek-Kyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 7728926
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and method for controlling brightness of an image on a liquid crystal display are provided, in which, a liquid crystal display panel displays an image, a light generating unit provides a laser beam to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel, a scanning unit scans the liquid crystal display panel with the laser beam, and a controller controls a speed of the scanning unit depending on a brightness of the image. Thus, the liquid crystal display is capable of improving a contrast of an image displayed on a liquid crystal panel using a laser as a backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-soo Lee, Kun-ho Cho
  • Patent number: 7720342
    Abstract: An optical device includes at least two materials forming a structure with a graded bandgap where photocarriers are generated. A first of the at least two materials has a larger concentration at opposed ends of the graded bandgap structure than a concentration of the first of the at least two materials at an interior region of the graded bandgap structure. The second of the at least two materials has a larger concentration at the interior region of the graded bandgap structure than the concentration of the second of the at least two materials at the opposed ends of the graded bandgap structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexandre Bratkovski, Theodore I. Kamins, David Fattal, Raymond Beausoleil
  • Patent number: 7719631
    Abstract: An optical sheet has a large number of cylindrical lens elements provided successively on one of principal faces thereof. The cylindrical lens elements have a hyperboloidal face or a paraboloidal face and have a finite focal distance on the emission side of illumination light. Where a Z axis is taken in parallel to a normal line direction to the optical sheet and an X axis is taken in a direction of the row of the cylindrical lens elements, a cross sectional shape of the cylindrical lens elements satisfies Z=X2/(R+?{square root over ( )}(R2?(1+K)X2)) (where R is the radius of curvature of a distal end vertex, and K is a conic constant).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Arima, Jun Shimizu, Hirokazu Odagiri, Eiji Ohta, Kei Obata
  • Patent number: 7714957
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, in which a viewing angle is controlled, and a viewing angle controlling method are provided. A liquid crystal display device includes at least one pixel including at least one color sub-pixel and at least one white sub-pixel, wherein liquid crystal molecules in the white sub-pixel are aligned to be driven in a different direction than liquid crystal molecules in the color sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Momoi, Kazuyoshi Nagayama, Hidefumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7692739
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel comprises: a first substrate on which pixels of a plurality of colors are arranged; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. On a surface of at least one of the first and second substrates in contact with the liquid crystal, a concave portion is formed in at least a portion of the pixel of a color having the highest relative luminosity among the pixels of the plurality of colors. Alternatively, on a surface of at least one of the first and second substrates in contact with the liquid crystal, a protrusion is formed corresponding to the contour of the pixel of a color having the highest relative luminosity among the pixels of the plurality of colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kawada
  • Patent number: 7689082
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing optical fiber transmission line that reduces signal deterioration caused by dispersion even in a transmission system having a high-speed transmission rate, and is suited to a long-distance transmission. A dispersion management transmission line is connected between optical repeaters. The dispersion management transmission line has 3 to 6 pairs of fiber sections, of which each has a positive dispersion fiber and a negative dispersion fiber, connected in series. Dispersion compensation is made step by step over four (4) times for dispersion and a dispersive slope, which were accumulated by the front-stage positive dispersion fiber, by the next-stage negative dispersion fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Inada
  • Patent number: 7689085
    Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber comprising: (i) a Ge free core having an effective area of 90 ?m2 to 160 ?m2, at a 1550 nm wavelength, and ? value 12???25, said core comprising: (a) a central core region extending radially outwardly from a centerline to a radius r0?2 ?m, and having a relative refractive index percent profile ?0(r) wherein ?0.1% ??0(r) ?0.1%, and wherein the central core region has a maximum relative refractive index, ?0MAX, (b) a first annular core region surrounding and directly adjacent to the central core region and extending to an outer radius r1, wherein 4.8 ?m ?r1?10 ?m, and having a relative refractive index percent profile, ?1(r), and a minimum relative refractive index, ?2MIN, and the relative refractive index measured at a radius r=2.5 ?m being ?0.15??1(r=2.5 ?m) ?0, and ?0MAX ??1(r=2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra
  • Patent number: 7686520
    Abstract: A premises wiring system (112) comprising a back-end interface (122) communicating with at least one communications system and a front-end interface (126) communication with disparate communications devices configured for electrical signalling. At least one fiber-optic pair (146) couples the front-end and back-end interfaces. The front-end and back-end interfaces convert electrical signals destined for transmission over the pair into optical signals prior to transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventors: Larry Fingler, Iain Galloway, Nadine Sutcliffe
  • Patent number: 7689086
    Abstract: Optical devices with versatile spectral attributes are provided that are implemented with one or more modulated and homogeneous layers to realize leaky-mode resonance operation and corresponding versatile spectral-band design. The first and/or higher multiple evanescent diffraction orders are applied to excite one or more leaky modes. The one- or two-dimensional periodic structure, fashioned by proper distribution of materials within each period, can have a resulting symmetric or asymmetric profile to permit a broadened variety of resonant leaky-mode devices to be realized. Thus, the attributes of the optical device permit, among other things, adjacent, distinct resonance frequencies or wavelengths to be produced, convenient shaping of the reflection and transmission spectra for such optical device to be accomplished, and the wavelength resonance locations to be precisely controlled so as to affect the extent to which the leaky modes interact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Robert Magnusson, Yiwu Ding
  • Patent number: 7675591
    Abstract: A transflective display panel and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels, and each subpixel within a pixel outputs a different color of light. In addition, each of the subpixels includes a transflective mode region which has a reflection mode region with a diffraction grating and a transmission mode region; a liquid crystal layer which adjusts a transmittance of incident light through electric control; and a sub color filter which transmits light within a wavelength band of the incident light. Because the display panel includes the reflection mode region where the diffraction grating is formed, it can display a high-quality image with good white balance, even while outdoors or under bright illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-hwan Kim, Byoung-ho Cheong
  • Patent number: 7672555
    Abstract: A cable including at least one core having at least one transmissive element and at least one coating layer made from a coating material, wherein the coating material has at least a first polyethylene having a density not higher than 0.940 g/cm3, preferably not lower than 0.910 g/cm3, more preferably 0.915 g/cm3 to 0.938 g/cm3, and a Melt Flow Index (MFI), measured at 190° C. with a load of 2.16 Kg according to ASTM D1238-00 standard, of 0.05 g/10? to 2 g/10?, preferably 0.1 g/10? to 1 g/10?; the first polyethylene being obtained from a waste material; at least a second polyethylene having a density higher than 0.940 g/cm3, preferably not higher than 0.970 g/cm3, more preferably 0.942 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3. Preferably, the coating layer is a cable external layer having a protective function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Castellani, Andrea Pelizzoni, Franco Peruzzotti, Enrico Albizzati
  • Patent number: 7672558
    Abstract: An optical device can be fabricated by forming a silicon rib, such as a poly-silicon rib, on a SOI substrate so that a portion of the SOI substrate is exposed, and by forming silicon spacers, such as amorphous or poly-silicon spacers, that round off corners of the silicon rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Keyser
  • Patent number: 7668426
    Abstract: A pre-terminated cable assembly includes: a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers surrounded by a polymeric jacket; the jacket including a transition region, wherein the plurality of optical fibers is broken out into fiber subunits on one side of the transition region; a sleeve fixed to the transition region; and a circumferentially compressing member mounted on the transition region of the jacket adjacent the fixing sleeve. In this configuration, the cable assembly can have sufficient strain relief and protection for the optical fibers as the cable is manipulated into place during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Joseph C. Livingston, Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case, Wade J. Womack
  • Patent number: 7667808
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode on a first substrate, wherein a horizontal electric field is generated between the first and second electrodes, and a third electrode on a second substrate, wherein a longitudinal electric field is generated between the third electrode and the first and second electrodes. In the liquid crystal display device, control of a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidefumi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7668433
    Abstract: A telecommunications cable management system includes trough elements including a planar top surface and sides for cable routing and management. The trough elements are made from separate parts assembled together with a mating arrangement. The mating arrangement allows assembly of the system on site, such as by snapping the parts together. The trough elements are then assembled together to form the cable management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yilmaz Bayazit, Derek Sayres, Thomas Tinucci, David E. Rapp
  • Patent number: 7667811
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) module includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; a PCB including a plurality of output pads connected to the liquid crystal panel and a plurality of dummy output pads; and a cover shield protecting the PCB and including an embossing pattern, wherein at least one of the plurality of dummy output pads facing the embossing pattern is electrically isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Whan Oh, Ki-Hoon Choi